There is another method. Audio. Grab your phone or ideally another mic and record a basic track. Name the session and date/version and then talk through each bit of gear. Note the name/what was going through it/patch and then the position/setting/whatever for each knob/dial/switch. That way you can just solo that track and press play. A few minutes later you have talked yourself back into the same exact settings. Used to work for ages as we had to do the desk as well as every else.
Each project I work on has a camera phone picture folder with each hardware configuration. I also have a Standard operation Procedure Documentation for projects. For example working on Acoustic Drums. In my experience software pre-set saving and session saving isn't always the answer due to version changes or software corruption. Best to find your own best method which works for you in my experience.
Paul What are you talking about, Back in the 80s & 90s we went HIGH TECH, 😊 We used Polaroid Instant Cameras. To recall channel strips & outboard settings, We could watch it develop in front of our eyes,😮 In the 70s before Polaroids it was short thin long angle cut strips of tape on the gear pointed at the setting on outboard gear Also to copy the console settings we had photo copies of the consoles channel strips on 8”x14” paper sheets to mark our settings on with only 6 strips per sheet so we had room for notes Oh the good ole days of cleaning and demagnetizing multitracks, using a tape machine for delay & echo or 8 people hanging overtop a non automated Analog mixing console for numerous mixes until we get it right Last but not least, tape editing with a razor blade on the tape editing block and taping it back together 🎉 The business sure has changed, Now You have fully recallable digital automation, DAW Editing, Must be a rough life,😢 Just Kidding, Love Your Channel 😊
@danmadgett1513 what a time to be alive and working in the audio industry. Whilst I dabbled in all the above. I'm very much glad we've progressed from that way of working.
Yes I forgot to mention cleaning, demagnetizing, realigning & Over-biasing (high & mids, by Level and the lows 30hz by ear) The Multitrack tape Heads every couple hours, Whew 😰 That’s when everyone smoked in the control room, 🚬 💨💨 Ashes all over the console
You’re missing out on all the fun stuff Nothing beats someone flushing the toilet in your live reverb chamber Or someone forgot to turn off the phone that’s ringing in the room your using for live reverb While 8 people are hovering over the non automated console trying to finally get the mix
With pictures you can use the plugin Snapshot 2 from Non-Lethal Applications. You insert the plugin in your chain. Only contains pictures, no sound passes through of course.
@@susyquark that's a great idea. Do you have to load the images into it? What would be good is if you could airdrop straight into it. Or transfer over wifi/Bluetooth to it.
Session recall is nice but I miss some gear in their software. Putting pictures in a Telegram group is a good idea, now I put them in the Artist folder, which also works well for me.
@Chaos-Dynamics I stopped using session recall because I was getting gear on or before release date and they obviously didn't have it available yet. Then you'd put a request in and would take a week minimum to get a download for it. Then recently all the generic versions were removed. To use it effectively every piece of gear you own needs to be on there. Which isn't always the case.
@@AudioAnimalsStudio I was missing some older gear at Session Recall and I made my own templates in Pages which works great together with pictures. Your tip for using plugins for recall is very useful, simple but effective 👍🏼
I finally quit my console, this year. Between my cat and my son, I never return to the same desk twice. Got a Neve summing mixer and feel dumb for all the hours I've wasted over the last 10 years.
@@BigStereoVR did you go with the genesys? I was considering getting one. I have a feeling next year we will see a fully digitally recallable console by one of the big brands.
In session recall you can import photos also 😅. Great. Videos thanks !
There is another method. Audio. Grab your phone or ideally another mic and record a basic track. Name the session and date/version and then talk through each bit of gear. Note the name/what was going through it/patch and then the position/setting/whatever for each knob/dial/switch. That way you can just solo that track and press play. A few minutes later you have talked yourself back into the same exact settings. Used to work for ages as we had to do the desk as well as every else.
Each project I work on has a camera phone picture folder with each hardware configuration. I also have a Standard operation Procedure Documentation for projects. For example working on Acoustic Drums. In my experience software pre-set saving and session saving isn't always the answer due to version changes or software corruption. Best to find your own best method which works for you in my experience.
Paul What are you talking about, Back in the 80s & 90s we went HIGH TECH, 😊
We used Polaroid Instant Cameras. To recall channel strips & outboard settings, We could watch it develop in front of our eyes,😮
In the 70s before Polaroids it was short thin long angle cut strips of tape on the gear pointed at the setting on outboard gear
Also to copy the console settings we had photo copies of the consoles channel strips on 8”x14” paper sheets
to mark our settings on with only 6 strips per sheet so we had room for notes
Oh the good ole days of cleaning and demagnetizing multitracks, using a tape machine for delay & echo or
8 people hanging overtop a non automated Analog mixing console for numerous mixes until we get it right
Last but not least, tape editing with a razor blade on the tape editing block and taping it back together 🎉
The business sure has changed, Now You have fully recallable digital automation, DAW Editing, Must be a rough life,😢
Just Kidding, Love Your Channel 😊
@danmadgett1513 what a time to be alive and working in the audio industry. Whilst I dabbled in all the above. I'm very much glad we've progressed from that way of working.
Cheers to technology
Yes I forgot to mention cleaning, demagnetizing, realigning & Over-biasing
(high & mids, by Level and the lows 30hz by ear)
The Multitrack tape Heads every couple hours, Whew 😰
That’s when everyone smoked in the control room, 🚬 💨💨 Ashes all over the console
@@danmadgett1513 I'll stick to a plugin emulation
You’re missing out on all the fun stuff
Nothing beats someone flushing the toilet in your live reverb chamber
Or someone forgot to turn off the phone that’s ringing in the room your using for live reverb
While 8 people are hovering over the non automated console trying to finally get the mix
Back in the Day, we used Polaroids and Recall Sheets. They went in the Tape Reel Box.
@@davidfeliciano7290 I wouldn't mind using a good quality Polaroid now.
With pictures you can use the plugin Snapshot 2 from Non-Lethal Applications. You insert the plugin in your chain. Only contains pictures, no sound passes through of course.
@@susyquark that's a great idea. Do you have to load the images into it? What would be good is if you could airdrop straight into it. Or transfer over wifi/Bluetooth to it.
Session recall is nice but I miss some gear in their software. Putting pictures in a Telegram group is a good idea, now I put them in the Artist folder, which also works well for me.
@Chaos-Dynamics I stopped using session recall because I was getting gear on or before release date and they obviously didn't have it available yet. Then you'd put a request in and would take a week minimum to get a download for it. Then recently all the generic versions were removed. To use it effectively every piece of gear you own needs to be on there. Which isn't always the case.
@@AudioAnimalsStudio I was missing some older gear at Session Recall and I made my own templates in Pages which works great together with pictures. Your tip for using plugins for recall is very useful, simple but effective 👍🏼
@@Chaos-Dynamics it's great if there's a plugin emulation available for it.
One issue I found with photos is the angle you take the picture. You have to at times take a few to make sure you can triangulate the proper position.
@@braxal6983 yeah especially with smaller 500 series modules.
In my opinion DX patch app is a game changer.
@@engmix 100% just the ability to include pictures is brilliant
@@AudioAnimalsStudio Have you tried saving video to DX?
@@engmix no i haven't. Wasn't aware you could add video.
@@AudioAnimalsStudio I don't know, but would be useful for needing 180 to 360 degree images for recall.
I finally quit my console, this year. Between my cat and my son, I never return to the same desk twice. Got a Neve summing mixer and feel dumb for all the hours I've wasted over the last 10 years.
@@BigStereoVR did you go with the genesys? I was considering getting one. I have a feeling next year we will see a fully digitally recallable console by one of the big brands.